Assistant Technical Officer

2 weeks ago

Peterborough, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Our Cellular Pathology team is happy to welcome an Assistant Technical Officer passionate about science while enjoying working in a state-of-the-art laboratory at Peterborough City Hospital.

As an Assistant Technical Officer, you will thrive in a diverse and supportive environment which offers you the support needed in carrying out your daily duties and responsibilities. Our department is staffed by friendly, highly motivated, and professional biomedical scientists and support workers, dealing with approximately one million samples per year.

With us, you will have the opportunity to rotate and experience all areas of the Cellular Pathology department completing tasks such as receiving and booking in specimens, assisting technical and clinical staff in the selection of sample material for pathological assessment, tissue processing and embedding, storage, cataloguing, filing and disposal of archival material, as well as maintaining of laboratory equipment according to established procedures.

We are passionate about science and innovation, and we are committed to offer you all opportunities for career progression. You will be highly motivated with good attention to detail and able to work well in a busy team environment.

By joining our team, you will also join the laboratory rota. The core hours are , including participation in early shift , with potential for adjustments to include a late shift ( and/or Saturday working should the service require.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for receipt of histology and diagnostic cytology specimens and involved in the preparation of samples under the guidance of biomedical scientists.

Using your experience, you will work with the team to improve working practices. You will monitor equipment function and maintenance and advise senior staff of any problems.

Data entry is vital to your role. You will use your attention to detail when inputting patient and specimen details provided by the team on to the live laboratory information system (LIMS), as well as procedural data on the live system. You will use databases and software to produce documents and work lists.

You will have a duty to maintain the health, safety and welfare of self, employees, patients or other third parties visiting the department or general areas of the Trust as well as informing the line manager of any Health and Safety concerns identified.

You will ensure confidentiality and conformity with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, in collaboration with the Caldecott Guardian, Data Protection Officer and the Security of Information Officer.

About us

Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so, agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year In-house Physiotherapy Services Career development and training opportunities Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

To carry out routine laboratory tasks and assist in all sections in the Cellular Pathology Department on a rotational basis according to departmental protocols. To work closely with senior staff to deliver a quality driven, cost effective and customer focussed service

Please see Job Description for further information

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE or equivalent

Desirable

NVQ 3 in laboratory /science discipline or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Experience of data entry

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a laboratory Previous experience of working in an NHS setting

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge/understanding of the Data Protection Act/GDPR Knowledge/understanding of Health and Safety in the workplace Understanding of histology and its function Understanding of cytology and its function Understanding of COSHH regulations

Skills

Essential

Ability to maintain prolonged concentration and work accurately with attention to detail Ability to communicate at all levels Self-motivated and able to work within a team culture Able to comply with policies and procedures Physically able to perform all tasks of the role including manual handling of bulk reagents for equipment and stock maintenance with suitable equipment where necessary Competent in the use of MS Office applications Outlook. Excel, Word

Desirable

Understanding of medical terminology

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